The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-14
Portland Society of Art.

That there is an increasing interest In art
in our city, could not be doubted by any one
who visited the Portland Society of Art
building Saturday evening. TWAS the occa-
sion of the opening of the fall exhibition
with the usual private view to members and
their invited guests, and the galleries and
adjoining rooms were filled all through the
evening with an ever changing company who
seemed to highly appreciate the exhibition,
which, by the way, is one of the most inter-
esting ever held by the society, and must
prove very attractive place to our art-lov-
ing people.
Attention is at once arrested upon en-
tering the rooms, by the large painted tapes
tries, which are novelty in the societys ex-
hibltions, and very interesting feature.
They were painted by Miss Hixon, while
abroad, who kindly loans them with other
fine pictures, collected by her in Europe,
among which the familiar name of w. E.
Norton appears.
The remainder of the wall space is well
filed by work in OIL water colors and black
and whites, in which our local artists and
amateurs are well represented, as well as a
member from abroad. We will not attempt
to mention individual works, and in fact to
mention each Of the seventy-fye names
which appear In the catalogue would occupy
more than the space allotted to this brief ar
ticle. ssa
A notable feature of the exhibition is the
collection of paintings aud fancy work,
which has been given by artists and anna
teurs to be sold for the benefit of the socie-
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be manifested 10 afsubstantial manner, con-
tributions having come in literally from all
parts Of the States, and from artists who are
natives of Maine, but who are now making
themselves felt in the larger art circles of
our land. They still feel a deep interest in
any art Emovement in their native State.
Among them We find the names of Samuel
Colman, Charles Akers, Scott Leighton,
Walter Griffin and A. S. Cox, while the
names of Brown, Kimbali, Woodcock, Hud-
son. Miss Longfeilow. Percy Sanborn, Mrs.
f.. K. Pierce. Mrs. Warren, Miss A. M. Gould,
Mr.. Gilbert, ]. G. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. C.
+. Davis and others appear among the con-
tributors. There are beautiful and artistic
bits of decorated china and fancy articles,
given by many whose names do not ap-
pear In the catalogue, which will probably
meet with ready sale, as they are very at
tractive and appropriate little gifts for
which many are looking as the holiday sea-
son approaches.
Another interesting feature is the collec-
ton of decorated china, laces, art needle
work and other fancy articles, which have
been collected and arranged in very at
tractive manner in the reception room, by
some of the lady members, whose interest in
the welfare Of the society must be very graf
flying. This collection forms pleasing va
riety in the exhibition, and will reveal the
fact that we have many in our city who turn
their attention to these branches of the fine
arts with very satisfactory results.
The exhibition will be open day and even
ing Until the Both, with entrance from Con-
gress street. through the grounds of Morton
the florist.